TY - JOUR
T1 - The bleep experience: preparing new doctors for on-call shifts
JF - Future Healthcare Journal
JO - Future Healthc J
SP - 84
LP - 85
DO - 10.7861/fhj.2019-0020
VL - 7
IS - 1
AU - Greenstein, Alan M
AU - Hemavathi, Muniswamy
Y1 - 2020/02/01
UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/7/1/84.abstract
N2 - KEYWORDSEvery August, hundreds of foundation year 1 (FY1) doctors begin work in the NHS, with working out-of-hours being one of the most challenging aspects. To ensure a smooth change-over, all hospitals in the UK have locally planned compulsory induction periods. They range from 5–10 days, involving shadowing, orientation and lectures, however there are no formal requirements to utilise simulation.The following report evaluates an immersive on-call simulation that was developed and delivered as part of a hospital's FY1 induction programme in August 2018. In situ simulation is the gold standard for simulation activities due to increased psychological fidelity which, rather than technical fidelity, is crucial to learning transfer; hence this was the basis of this programme.1 The goal was to improve orientation and confidence with technical and non-technical skills associated with on-calls. There is some published evidence of simulated on-calls, however these are aimed at students and have evaluated generalised on-call confidence rather than specific skills.2,3Twenty-eight new FY1 doctors underwent a 2.5 hour on-call in situ simulation during their induction week which required one consultant and six foundation year 2 doctors to facilitate. The simulation ran three times throughout …
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